Top 100 Shoegaze Albums

Remember earlier in the year I said there was a long term project underway involving some classic tunes? No? Well – ta-dah! This is it, a list of SBWR’s 100 Greatest Shoegaze Albums. I was going to do the whole, countdown thing, gradually posting tracks… but that would be boring. In fact, halfway through I thought, wow, this is pointless… but in Forest Gump fashion, I’d run far enough not to turn back. The point is, its not about deciding what’s best, its about discovering something new (or old, in this case). Throughout the process of compiling the list, many discoveries were made. There’s a bunch of info on how it was put together on the actual webpage here… 100 Greatest Shoegaze Albums.

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Wow, thanks for taking the time to put out such a great list. Many of these I know, but many I don’t, so thanks for some new stuff to seek and enjoy. Any list with Black Ryder on it is top shelf by me, Thanks!

Pretty good. Please list Mercury Rev’s “Yerself is Steam” which was much more groundbreaking and far more shoegazey an album than “Boces.” Also, why is Seefeel’s “Quique” so low on the list? It’s the logical successor to “Loveless” and should be in the top 10, I’d think. Also please include Television Filmstar’s “Rocket Charms.” Thanks!

Fun list with lots of great music. Just want to give a shout out for Moose who only made the list with one EP but I think they’ve got 4 great LPs. Glad to see Pale Saints listed here as well (love those first two albums). Of newer bands, would have loved to see Sleepover Disaster (especially Hover) on the list.